French Film
Survey of French cinema from 1895 to the present, emphasizing aesthetic trends, film movements, film industry, and cultural context.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.53 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.56 GPA, 68.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Identify the major directors, movements and cycles that have shaped the history of French cinema
Explain the variety of modes of production in use, including large-scale industrial, independent, and artisanal models
Write persuasively, elegantly, and with precision about the narrative structure, style, and cultural context of the films covered in the course
Identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to the field of French film studies
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapCOM ARTS 350 or graduate/professional standing
- COMARTS 350 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
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- Any of
- COMARTS 350 · prior_or_concurrent
- graduate/professional standing
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.53 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.56 GPA, 68.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.46 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Topics
- Aesthetic trends and film movements in French cinema from 1895 to present.
- French film industry and production models, including industrial, independent, and artisanal approaches.
- Cultural context of French cinema.
Skills
- Identify major directors, movements, and cycles shaping French cinema history.
- Explain French film production modes, including industrial, independent, and artisanal models.
- Write persuasively and precisely about film narrative structure, style, and cultural context.
- Identify and pursue opportunities to contribute to French film studies.
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